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Oct 8, 2024 12:02 PM CST
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Rensselaer County, NY
I got this plant about 12 years ago - it was sent in a small pot as part of a funeral arrangement. I thought it might be a peace lily, but it never flowers, and the leaves aren't glossy like one would be. (though this plant does live in a room with a litter box, and now that I am looking closer its pretty dusty!) The leaves start no bigger then my finger, and grow to be as huge as my forearm before they drop off.

Any help is much appreciated! I would like to get this one looking better and back under control once I know what it is.

EDIT: Seek keeps telling me its a Lucky Bamboo, but noooo! Its not! :)


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Oct 8, 2024 2:17 PM CST
California Central Valley (Zone 8b)
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Not a Peace Lily and not Lucky Bamboo although I would have sworn its a Dracaena of some sort because of the leaf veins and stems. But the leaves have petioles! So maybe it is an Aspidistra of some sort gone wild. One of Aspidistra common names is Cast Iron Plant.
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Oct 8, 2024 2:41 PM CST
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
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Compare to this Dracaena:
Lance Dracaena (Dracaena aubryana)
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Oct 8, 2024 3:02 PM CST
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I think you're right! A Dracaena with petioles. Thumbs up
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Oct 8, 2024 3:16 PM CST
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
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Could be. I'm always on the hunt for that one when I go where plants are sold. It eludes me so far.
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Oct 9, 2024 11:21 AM CST
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I have grown and sold this Dracaena; they are more of a jungle species than the more common ones, so like higher humidity.
To my eyes it looks like is suffering from light levels that are too low for it. The pot is a bit large. The leaves look a bit yellow - have you tried fertilizing it?
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Oct 10, 2024 6:02 PM CST
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Hortica said: I have grown and sold this Dracaena; they are more of a jungle species than the more common ones, so like higher humidity.
To my eyes it looks like is suffering from light levels that are too low for it. The pot is a bit large. The leaves look a bit yellow - have you tried fertilizing it?


So that looks like my plant! You folks are the best!

Thank you for taking a look; I really do appreciate it.

This plant has been through the ringer! It was even left outside for an entire summer. It used to be very lush and not so spindly. It used to fill this pot! I took very good care of it, then, for some reason it got away from me.

It does get fertilizer, but I do confess, it does not get watered more than every other weekend. It never seemed to mind that schedule until recently. And it it certainly in a room that doesn't get bright light. I can move it back to the room I moved it from a few months ago.

Is it OK growing the way it is? I put some stakes into the soil to try to keep it upright at some point, when it was a much bigger plant. Any advice on taming it? Pull it back to a smaller pot as long as the roots have some room? Should I prune it somehow? Or let it be and take better care of it. *Blush*

EDIT: I have never seen it flower or fruit like the link above says:
Shiny, oval bright orange fruits contain off-white ovoid seeds
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Oct 11, 2024 4:37 PM CST
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
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It does look like it could use more light. Instead of a schedule, lifting the pot can be much more informative. Feel the weight right after you water. When it feels lighter, add more water. As the amount of light fluctuates throughout the year, the humidity changes, the plant grows, moisture usage can fluctuate.
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